Head-rest.



S. E. DOUGLASS.

HEAD REST.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I3. IaIs.

1,155,223.. Patented sept. 28, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANoaRAPM llo-.WASHINGTOM D. c, .Y

SAMUEL E. DGUGLASS, OF MOUNT GILEAD, NORTH CAROLINA.

HEAD-REST.

To all whom t may concern: y

Be it lrnown that I, SAMUEL E. DoUGLAss, a citizen of thewUnited States,residing at Mount Gilead, in the county of Montgomery and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHead-Rests; and do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact de scription of the'invention, such aswill enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to head rests, designed more particularly for useof travelers, and one of the principal objects of the invention is toprovide a head rest which may be readily attached to any form of arm ofseat in passenger coaches or in waiting vrooms of railway stations andwhich will be provided with spring metal clipsfor attaching the same tothe "arms of seats, said clips be-V ing so mountedupon the head restsupport that they may be turned independently to conform to anyf shapeof arm. y

Another object ofy the invention is to provide a head rest which may bereadily packed within a small pocket for carrying the same within a suitcase or traveling bag. f

These and other objects may be, attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanyingv drawings, in which, Figure l is a sideelevation of a head rest connected to the arm of a seat of a passengercoach, Fig. 2 is a sectional viewk taken on thek line 2-2 of Fig. 1, andFig. 8 is a perspective view of a clip for holding the cushion securedto the head Vrest support. y

Referring `to ythe drawings the numeral l designates the arm of apassengercoach seat, and 2 are the spring metal clips for attaching thehead rest to the'arni l'. rThe clips 2 are substantially.lU-shaped andare made of spring metal and provided with a suitable lining Sto preventmarring the arm of the seat, said lining being' secured within the clipby means of rivets, or other suitable fastenings, 4.k The head restsupport is formed of a strip of sheet metal comprising a base 5,upwardly turned end 6, and outwardly bent terminals 7. The head restsupport is connected to the clips 2 by means of rivets 8 which extendthrough the base portion 5 of the head rest support and through a washer9 and throughthe cross memberof the clips 2, and the lining 3, as shownmore clearly in Fig. 2.

Specification of Letters Patent.

The supporting element l0 may be formed of apieceof suitable webbing orother similar material, and the ends of the strip are y Patented sept.es, isis; Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,517'l iconnected. to an S-shaped clip 1l, formed of resilient metal andprovided withoppositely disposed clamping Vgrooves V12 and 13, as shownmore. clearly iii Fig. 3. The terminals of the webbing l() are engagedin the groove l2 and theV ends of the oppositely extending portion 7 ofthe head rest support are disposed in the groove 18 in said clip, asclearly illustrated in Fig. l of the drawing.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the resilient clips 2 arepivotally connected to the head rest support and may be turned in anydirection to conform to the contour of the arm of the seat. lt will alsoybe obvious that the entire device` occupies but U-shaped spring clips,a support formed of a strip of metal having a base, saidQbasey havingVits `ends turned upwardly and outwardly, said. base pivotally connectedtov said U-shaped clips, an S shaped clip adapted to removably engagethe outwardly eX- tending ends of said support, a head restingelementattached to said Sshaped clip for supporting a head thereon.

2. In a head support, a pair of U-shapedA spring clipsa support formedof a flat strip of metal, said support having a base," the outer endsturned upwardly and outwardly, said base being pivotally connected tosaid U-shaped clips, an S-shaped clip adapted to engage the outwardlyextending end of said' base, a head supporting element having its endssecured in the upper end of said .S4

vshaped clip, the inner faces of said U-shaped spring clips being linedwith felt preventing z said clips from inarring the arm of a seat orchair when placed thereupon. f

ln testimony whereof l affix ymy signature in presence of two witnesses.

l sAMUEL nnouerass.

Witnesses: i

JOHN A. ,MGAULAY, W. A. MCAVERY.

Gopies of thisk patent 4may be attained for ive cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

